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tetralin
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene, tetralene, naphthalene 1,2,3,4-tetrahydride, benzocyclohexane
Tetralin (1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene) is a hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H12. It is a partially hydrogenated derivative of naphthalene. It is a colorless liquid that is used as a hydrogen-donor solvent.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H12
- Molecular weight
- 132.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene
- SMILES
- C1CCC2=CC=CC=C2C1
- InChIKey
- CXWXQJXEFPUFDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- bicyclic compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 132.094
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- canonical SMILES
- C1CCC2=CC=CC=C2C1
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₂
- Commons category
- Tetralin
- density
- 0.973
- melting point
- -35.75
- boiling point
- 207.62
- refractive index
- 1.541
- ionization energy
- 8.47
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Production
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Tetralin (1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene) is a hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H12. It is a partially hydrogenated derivative of naphthalene. It is a colorless liquid that is used as a hydrogen-donor solvent.
==Production== Tetralin is produced by the catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene.
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